Performance enhancement of polymer solar cells with high work function CuS modified ITO as anodes

Organic Electronics

Volumn 22, Issue , 2015, Pages 173-179

  Lei, Hongwei ^a   Qin, Pingli ^a   Ke, Weijun ^a   Guo, Yaxiong ^a   Dai, Xin ^a   Chen, Zhao ^a   Wang, Haoning ^a   Li, Borui ^a   Zheng, Qiao ^b   Fang, Guojia ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FUZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Air stability; CuS modification; High work function; Performance enhancement; Polymer solar cell

Indexed keywords

ANODES; BUTYRIC ACID; ESTERS; HOLE MOBILITY; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POLYMERS; SOLAR CELLS; THIOPHENE; TIN OXIDES; WORK FUNCTION;

AIR STABILITY; HIGH WORK FUNCTION; HOLE TRANSPORTING LAYERS; PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTS; POLYMER SOLAR CELL (PSCS); POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; THIENO[3 ,4-B]THIOPHENE; [6 ,6]-PHENYL-C61-BUTYRIC ACID METHYL ESTERS;

COPPER COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84926293548     PISSN: 15661199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2015.03.051     Document Type: Article

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